James Jamerson for Once in My Life

James Jamerson's bass line on

For Once In My Life q = 108 INTRO

Miller/Murdon perf. Stevie Wonder

VERSE

D m/F

F

F

D7

Bass Guitar

Bass Guitar

9

T A B

3

Gm

G m7

G mMaj7

0 3 1 1

1 1

Gm

G mMaj7

0

0

3

0 3

3 2

0

G m7

G mMaj7

0

0

3

0

C7

Bass

Bass 3

13

1 3 3

0

F

0

3

0

4

C

0

3 2

1 0 0

0

2

0

3

F

2 3

1

2

F

3

1 3

0

3

0

3

0 3 0

F

Bass

3

Bass

17 

3

0 1 3

3

G m9

2

3

3

3

0

2 3

3

0

B Maj7

1

1

1 1

0 1

2 3

A m7

1

0

0

3

0 2 3

0 3

D m7

Bass

Bass

0 1

3

0 2

3

3 0

3

0 1

1

1

4

0

0 0

0 3

4

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2 0

0 1

2

For Once In My Life

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G m7

A m7

B Maj7

VERSE

D m G m C 7

D m/F

F

F

D7

Bass

Bass 3

25

0

0

3

0

2

1

1 0 3

G m7

3

3

3

3

C7

0

Gm

1

3

0 2

3

0

1

G m7

G mMaj7

2 2

0

2

C7

Bass

Bass 3

29

1

0

0

0

2

3

3

C m7

F

0

1 3

F7

0

3

3

1

2

F

1 3

3

3

0 3 0

F

Bass

3

Bass

33

3 3

0

1

2

0

G m7

3

0

1

2 3

0

3

0

C7

3

1

0

1

0

3

3

Dm

F/C

0

3

0 1

G m7

3

1

C7

Bass

Bass

0

1

37 

F7

3

A 7

3

3 2

0

0

D

C

4

4 3

0

3

0 1

2

0

F 7

3

2 3

A7

4

0

4

D

0

4

0

4

0

0

C

Bass

Bass

3 3

1

1

4 4 2

0

0

0 0

4

4 4

6

4

6

3

2 3

3

For Once In My Life SOLO 41

F

D m/F

F

D 7

3

G m

D m

G m

D m

Bass

Bass 2

45

1 1

2

G m

3

3 4

4

4 3

G m7

G mMaj7

3

2 1

2

1

C 7

1

0

1

0

3 4

1 1

C 7

F

0

1

0 2

1

3

F

Bass

Bass 4

49

3

1

2

6

6

F

6 4

6 4 6

4

4

6

0

F

2

3 4

4

1

2

1 2

3 4

4

6 4 6

6

B6

B

Bass

4 4

Bass

53

4

4

0

1 2 4

A m7

4

2

4

4

2 4

2

D m

1

2

4

G m7

2

4 3

3 4

A m7

1

2

1 4

2

4

D m  G m C 7

B

Bass

Bass

1

VERSE 57 

F

0

4 4

3

2

1

1 3 1

D m/F

F

3

1

D 7

0

4

0

4

1

1

G m7

2

3

2 1 4

4

C 7

Bass

Bass 2 2

4 2

2

3 4

4 4 2

0

0

1

0

1 2

1

6 4 1 1

4

2

3

4

2 4 4 2

3

For Once In My Life

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G m

G m7

G mMaj7

C 7

F Maj7 F 6

C m7

C m7/F

Bass

Bass

1

4 4

65

4

2

3

2

4

F

3 4

4 4 6

4

6

4

1 1 2

3

D m7

F

4

4

4

2

4 2

0

2

3

G 7

Bass

Bass

0

2 2

69

1 2

C m7

4

3 4

D m

4

4

G m7

2

2

1

1 1

2

G m/C

F

2

3 4

1

1 2

E A7 D

1

4

C

Bass Fade out..

Bass

4 4

0

4

0

1 1

1

0

4

1 2

3 4 6 4 6 6

4 4

2

0

0

0

4

6 4 6

4